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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31
Human Hyenas in Arizona.

''The Apache Indian is d human hyena. He Is all Ishmaelite, whose hand IS raised against every living object, whether it be man or beast. He delights to kill. He IS fend in human shape He can no more be civilized than a tiger. Of the two, believe him to be the more blood thirsty"
 The speaker was MT. M. A. Smith, the Delegate from Arizona Territory.
 We have numerous other Indians among us" MT. Smith continued, "who live in peace with the whites The Yunas and Papagoes are susceptible to civillzing influences. The children go to school, while the elders till the soil and make an honest effort to support themselves. Not so the Apache. Fro m the time he is so high (holding his hand foot from the ground), he will bite and steal, and murder if he can.
 'There are five thousand of them on the San Carlos reservation. The govern ment feeds and clothes them. For some unexplained reason it furnishes them with arms and ammunition also, although their food is provided for them. Not withstanding this care, when they can steal away from the reservation they will kill every white man they meet"
 Speaking of this reminds me that a part of the Apache relig ion IS the atone ment for murder by blood. If an Apache is killed his relations must im- mediately kill white man, or else he is doomed to suffer eternal torment. It makes no difference if the kindship be ten degrees removed, or if he is obliged to travel a month before meeting his victim, the obligation is quite the same !"
 Their religion, too, prevents them from committing murder in the dark. If dozen Apaches should discover you sleeping by your campfire at night they would not attack you until the sun came up. They believe if they kill man at night their souls will walk in eternal darkness. Knowing this many of our people travel by night during the pre- Valence of Indian troubles in the Terri tory
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31
BENEFITS YACHT,
The Elegantly Equipped Floating Palace
 of the Newspaper Millionaire.

The Elegantly Equipped Floating Palace
 of the Newspaper Millionaire.
 James Gordon Bennett has one of the swell est yachts in the world It is a boat of seven hundred tons burden, almost as large as any of the old-style Cunarders. It takes a crew of fifty men to run it, with six walters to serve the tables for Bennett and his guests. A friend, who has just returned from Europe and has been cruising on Mir. Bennett's boat, said that life on his craft was dream. A French cook furnished the finest eating, and an AL derney COW is carried in q zinc stall on the boat, so that the choicest of fresh milk could be had at every meal. The daily life was an inspiration. In the morning coffee and fruit were served in tFe state-rooms before the people arose. Then a bath, where a servant was furnished, who rubbed the guest down with the choicest Turkish towels. Then marmalade and sweets, and about one o'clock breakfast in elegant shape. Dinner in the evening, with all the surroundings that would tend to make man satisfied with his lot. In this way MT. Bennett secs the world. He is everywhere recognized as a man of strong talents and sterling executive ability. If he should try he could make himself power anywhere. Hisincome is certainly more than $6OO,O00 a year, and what does it mean to him or to his country? He is forty-six years old and still unmarried. Unless he soon finds mate, the vast estate which he has in herited will go to those who can not transmit to posterity the name or the fame of the Bennetts. Brooklyps Union.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31
Fixing the Price.

Mir. Thomas H. McMullen writes from Washington tn the Phenix Arizonan that the bill for the relief of settlers on Texas Pacific land grant, from Fl Paso to San Diego, introduced by Senator Teller, is as folio TVS:
 A Bill to fix the price of public lands
 within the limits of the forfeited ''Tex-
 as Pacific" railroad land grant.
 Be 1t enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled, that the price of public lands within the limits of the grant of land in aid of the Texas Pacific railroad from Fl Paso, Texas, to San Diego, California, shall hereafter be the minimum price of public lands of tie United States.
 SEC. ?. In all cases where public lands within the limits of the said Texas Pacific land grant have been settled and filed upon under the act of congress ap- proved-, eighteen hundred and seven ty-seven, providing for the reclamation ot desert lands. such settlers, upon proof of reclamation required by said act, shall be entitled to patent upon the payment of such sum, in addition to the sum paid at the time of filing, as will amount to one dollar and twenty cents per acre; and all cash entries hereafter made within said grant shall be at the mini mum price of public lands of the United States, without regard to the date of set clement or time of filing threon.
 SEC. 3. In all cases where set tiers within the limits of said grant, making cash entries, have heretofore been com pelled to pay double price for land by reason of said grant, there shall be re- funded to them such sums as were paid into the treasury of the United States in excess of one dollar and twenty five cents per acre; and the treasurer of the United States Is hereby directed to ap- proprlate and use so much of the receipts from the sale of public land as shall be necessary for such purpose: Provided, That the sums hereby authorized to be refunded shall be disbursed under regu- lations to be made by the commissioner of the general land office, and shall be paid only to the settlers who paid the same into the treasury, or, in case of death, to the heirs or legal representa- tives of such settler: And provided further, That no sale, transfer, or assign ment of such claims shall he valid, and all claims not presented within one year from the passage of thls act shall be for ever barred
 SEC. 4 The proviso as to price of land in the act approved Febuary twenty fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-fve. IS hereby repealed.
 The same bill, word, for word, will be introduced in the house by Hon. Mark A. Smith, at the earliest possible day for the introduction of bills in the house.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31
SNAKES IN MEXICO.
The Inconceivable Number of Serpants
 Found on ChapaIa's Islands.

The Inconceivable Number of Serpants
 Found on ChapaIa's Islands.
 Some of the islands are absolutely une1plornble, because of the inconceiv- able number and variety of the serpents that infest them. No wonder those early Indians considered skirt of woven snakes the most appropriate gar ment for the goddess of the earthi Centuries before the coming of the Az tees the poetical people who inhabited these Western shores, contemplating the azure Pacific, named the goddess of water Chalchiuhtlicue-"sh of the skirts of blue" and no less appropri- ately the tribes of this section called the earth's goddess Chihuacoatl-..she of the skirt of snakes" Other tribes call her Coatlicue-"the woman serpent''-- the Aztec Eve, whose head is ser pent's, with the breast and limbs of woman, and whose gown is a web of snakes adorned with tassels' and feath. CTS. In attempting to explore some os the islands of Lake Chapala it seemed IS if the earth literally wore '.skirt O serpents." The ground swarmed with them, swaying and writhing from every bush, missing and squirning on every fallen tree, and ripping the water in all directions. It was question as to which were more numerous, the birds above or snakes below They tell us that as soon as the spring birds reap pear there is great gathering of snakes below and hawke above. The latter literally cover the trees, and whenever hunger dictates they make &. dash at the tired little creatures who have settled upon the islands after theiI annual return from some unknown re. zion. If bird escape the hawks and seeks to refresh himself with drink, in the twinkling of an eyeh he is swallowed by one of the greedy serpents that lie in wait for him at the waters edge.- Cor. Philadelphia Record.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31
FORMS OF oArHS.
somo of the Most Ancient Modes of Swear
 ing Recorded by Historians.

somo of the Most Ancient Modes of Swear
 ing Recorded by Historians.
 F'he ancient Germans swore by their gods, by their swords and by their boards
 The eScandinavians, besides appealing to the gods, touched bloody ring ir the hands of priest.
 In some parts of China 8 witness i, sworn upon a saucer. which is broken at the moment he takes the oath
 The Hindoo swears by the Veda, the sacred book of his religion. In like manner the Mohammedan is sworn on the Koran.
 In Egypt tie custom prevailed of swearing by the goose. This is said to have been on account of the venera- ton in which the goose was held in that country.
 In Madagascar the people swear either by their sovereign or by their mothers, and there are two forms of witnessing the oath, one to "strike the water and the other to 'spear the calf"
 The ancient Greeks and Romans swore by Jupiter, Minerva, Neptune and other gods and goddesses, laying their heads upon the altar of the divinity sworn by in taking particularly sacred oath
 Anciently the Jews swore by Jerusa- lem, by the temple, by the God of Israel, and also by broken glass, this last form being similar to the Chinese custom of breaking a saucer against the witness box.
 In ''Bruce's Travels" it is said that in Abyssinia ''they took the two fore fingers of my right hand, one after the other, and then kissed them-a form of swearing used there, at least among those who call themselves Christians"
 The most ancient form of swearing of which there is any record is that mentioned in the Bible in Genesis, where Abraham, swearing his eldest servant, required him to place his hand under his (Abraham's) thigh. This form is mentioned in several places in the Old Testament.
 According to Oldfeld. in his "Expe- dition Into the Interior of Africa by the Niger" at Iddah placing naked sword or knife to the throat is looked upon as the strongest proof of innocence and the most solemn form of oath they can administer. In this manner the King is sworn, sometimes at the point of a poisoned arrow. "-C Chicago NeOs.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31
AIden's Manifold CycIopedia.

The second volume of this work, now on cur table, even better than the first, fulhlls the promises of the publishers prospectus. It is really handsome vol ume of GAO pages, half Morocco binding, large type, profusely illustrated, aNd yet sold for the price of 65 cents; cloth bind ing only 50 cents-postage II cents extra Large discounts even from these prices are allowed to early subscribers. It is to be issued in about thirty volumes.
 The Manifold Cyclopedia is, in many ways, unlike any other Cyclopedia. l. undertakes to present survey of the entire circle of knowledge, whether of Words or of Things, thus combining the characteristics of Cyclopedla and Dictionary, including in its vocabulary every word that has any claim to place ill the English language. Its form of pub lication is as unique as Its plan-the '1deal Edition" its publisher calls it, and the popular verdict seems to sustain his claim. It certainly is delightfully."- cor venient. It will not be strange if this proves to be the great popular cyclopepia. It certainly is worthy of examinatienSby all searchers after knowledge Tine pub fisher sends specimen pages free to any applicant. John B Alden, Publisher, 393 Pearl St, New York, or Lakeside Building, Chicago.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31
Summer Curtains.

A pretty summer curtain may be made of thin unbleached cotton with bands of blue or pink at the top and bottom. Curtains for summer should be light and airy. Common fsh-net makes the most graceful and prettiest irapery imaginable. Gray linen cur !ains are always serviceable and look cool and refreshing. A piece of antique lace for either an insertion or sdge gives pleasing effect Madras cloth comes in many qualities and prices and is very popular for warm weather. It makes pretty seaside curtain, and stands any amount of exposure and sun. There is nothing prettier or more suitable for country house than this material unless it is cheese cloth, which is brought in both acru and fancy colors. Detroit Tribune
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31

THERE is a bill before Congress pro- viding for judicial tribunal to deter mine all private land grants in Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, in conjunc- tion with other duties This court is to be composed of three appointed judges to sit in Washington, and their decision is subject to appeal only to the United States Supreme Court. We cannot but regard this as very dangerous innova- tion upon the jurisdiction of the regular courts and one that is calculated to de- feat the ends of justice under the plausi- ble guise of guarding it's interests The immense value of the property involved in these claims and the interruptions disregard of the methods employed by the clain it's to gain their ends, require degree of personal integrity in the judicial arbitra tors that is something al- most beyond human endowment, especi- ally in this age of money getting. The weight of temptation and the facility with
 
 which the actuating motive can be con- cealed in obscure rules and regulations a nd voluminous technicalities, constitute it's greatest danger to the people. To us it looks like cunning conception of the land grant claimants themselves, and if they possess the power and influence to secure it's enactment as a law they can certainly contribute largely to the selec- tion of. the tools to execute their villainous schemes. Eternal vigilance" is not only the price of liberty, but it is an absolute requirement in the peaceful possession of ones own home and hreside when the power of dispossession is placed so con- Veniently on tap as this new departure eomprehends. Our people should strong ly protest against the passage of the bill and endeavor to defeat the strategical tactics of the cormorants who seek to despoil them of their homes and hard earned possessions.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31
The New Year.

We have received from the Winchester Repeating Arms Co.,, of New Haven, Conn.,, unique and artistic lithogra ph, fourteen inches wide, by twenty-two in ches in length. The three exquisite hunting scenes in colo,s will be highly prized by sportsmen, or in fact, by any one who can appreciate fine picture; and there is also large calendar for 1888, arranged for convenient reference and well adapted to the wants of the bus mess public. Possessing the double merit of being both useful and ornamental, these calendars are worthy to adorn either the office or the library. They are neatly packed in strong tubes to protect them from injury, and although they are with out doubt expensive, one will be sent to any of our readers upon receipt of four cents to cover postage.
 Address.
 WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS Co.,,
 NEW HAVEN CONN
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31

Col Stafford will take some teams down to the Monument canal tomorrow and begin work This canal starts from the junction of the Gila and Salt rivers. at winch place there is a fine location for a headgate probably unexcelled in the valley, as the rock there will prevent washing by floods. The canal will be twenty-five feet wide at the bottom, and when complete will extend for thirty miles down the river. It follows the line of the old Aztec ditc which irrigat- ed the land in that region when the hills were new, whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary. For mile and half the old ditch can be used with just trfe of repair by scrapers. The line is practicable and can be built with very little expense. e.-Phenix Herald.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31
Volapuk in Telegraphy.

At the recent international congress of Volapukists it was resolved to peti- ton the German Government for the admission of Volapuk among the lan- guages that may be used in telegraph ing. Herr Enna, of Copenhagen in formed the congress that the Danish Government had already instructed the post and telegraph officials to take les sons in Volapuk. and it was further more ascertainod that i'll Russia Vola- puk has been for some time among the languages in which telegraphic mes saces maj be sent.-N l. Post.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31
Interesting Signaling Apparatu..

A highly interesting signaling apparatus has just been examined at the Station Montparnasse, Paris. On opening the door of compartment bell box in the guards van indicates the number of the carriage, of tho compartment, and at which side the door was opened. When the train stops all doors instantly open on the side the passengers have to alight; should any door on the opposite side be opened it would be signaled by the bell ringing. In case of danger, communica- ton can be nude without opening the door by simply pressing on knob, with the same effect. Frank Leslie's.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31
TNE year that closes it's record at mid.

TGE year that closes it's record at mid marY respects. The return of general pros 'perity and the revival of industries Epd commerce are among the more inn portant features of the year, while the wonderful boom the far west has exper- fenced stands unrivaled in the history of nations. The mortuary record among notable personsges has been exceedingly large and the many bright minds whose brilliant lights have been extinguished impart the sadly instructive lesson that the great reaper, in it's memorable har- vest, respects neither age, class nor con dition. The progress made by Arizona has not been so plainly apparent as it Is feal. Its condition at the beginning of the year was indeed deplorable. The Indian curse was upon the land with all the force of barbarous and savage war fare and every interest was paralyzed and almost destroyed. The drouth add ed to the um of its misfortune and scarce ly the faintest ray of the rainbow of hope could be discerned. Now, however, the Apache question is forever settled and the most formidable barrier to pro gress is removed. Gradually the various interests have improved and prospered and more real development has been ac- complished than ever before. Mines are being opened for legitimate purposes and an active revival of that industry is in progress. The people have turned their attention to the development of water for irrigation purposes and large tracts of new agricultural land will be brought under cultivation, bringing peace and plenty to the Territory. In the line of agriculture Arizona surely has bright future and the silent work of the past year has laid the solid foundation for the good that is to come. This great pre- paratory work that is hardly appreciable in general review of the record of ble year, IS eSSeAIldl NO lIle growth of the country and, there- fore, it is highly important mark of real progress. Henceforth the fruits of this work will be better seen and the evi- dences of advancement become more substantial. Hence we may accord to the expiring year the honor of marking the beginning of new era of growth an permanent prosperity to Arizona. To the new year, that begins upon the holy christian Sabbath, is given the task of nourishlng the good seeds of progress that are planted and it is our earn est hope, as it is our sincere be lief, that when we summarize review of the years record, twelve months hence, the task will be pie asurable recital of the magical development of which we are sure this wonderful country is suscepti- ble, and that we all will realize the bright expectations with which the future is, with reason, regarded.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31

IT is very probable that an effort will be made at the present session of Con gress o place the telegraph business of the country under government control. The argument in it's favor is that as d means of communication between indi- viduals at widely separated points it is an auxiliary of the postal system and that the success of the government in conducting the postal affairs is guarln- ty of its ability to make the telegraphic system perfect means of cheap cores pondence for the public.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31

CONGRESS has not covered itself all over with glory in the few weeks that have expired of the present session. It has merely warmed itself up to the ten sion of activity and the country awaits its resembling next week with hope that it's labors will accomplish something for the good of the nation. The shaping of future political prestige at the expense of needed legislation is a reprehensible practice whether it prevails in the national Congress or in local affairs. From rres. ent appearances the Presidential success ion will have a potent effect in deter mining the results of the deliberations of Congress during the present session.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31

THERE is another great tempest in the Hawaiian teapot. King Kalakaua vetoed two measures passed by the Legislature and they threaten real revolution if he does not abstain from interfering with legislation. There isn't much comfort for the king in holding sceptre that he cannot wield half so effectively as a wild son of Erin can his blackthorn shillaly.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31
P. T. Barnum Writes A Story.

The opening chapters of splendid story for the young, by the famous show man, P. T. Barnum, appears this week Tn the columns of The New York Family Story Paper The story describes the adventures of an American boy, whom Mir. Barnum calls My Plucky Boy Tom, :" and whom h e sent to India m search of wild, fierce, and rare animals to replace those destroyed by the disastrous fire it Bridgeport last month. The reader is thrilled by the hair breadth escapes of this dauntless American boy when capturing the iercest and widest animals ever seen in any travelling show. The New York Family Story Paper is for sale at all news stands.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31

Mrs. DeBaggs-"Ah, my dear, you have missed the treat of lifetime You should have gone to Mrs. Dusen- bury's social. DeBongtong, the poet, read twenty selections from his own works. It was delightful" Mrs Bag ley-''Do you understand French P'' Mrs. De Baggs- O, dear, no! But the accent! do so enjoy the accent Philadelphia CaU.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-31
Im prove Your Stock.

It is common to have even men who have been considered progressive say these hard times that It does not pay to improve stock, as it does not bring enough to cover cost. If yearlings ars sold the argument holds good, but if they are matured at home, which everybody dmits must be the case in future, said assertion will not stand the light of Tn. vestigation. Pounds must be produced, and not horns. Heretofore the improve ment has been mainly with half breeds, which produce at best only quarter breeds, and the effect has not been as manifest as many expected But out side of higher prices, which smooth half breed will bring as well as heavi- CT weight, the saving Ill commissions is no small matter of economy which must be practiced on every hand.
 Under the present system of per cap- lta com missions 1t costs $50 or 24 per cent to sell 100 head of 800 pound steers, they bringing $2. 50 Der 100 pounds, or $20 per head, total of $2, 900 On the same ground and with the same feed you could easily raise 65 head of 1000 pound steers, which would pay you $31 per head or $2, ,015, and you would pay only $32. 50, 1. 624 per cent commission. a saving of $17. 50 or { of per cent. In a thous- and head this would amount to $175. Then the saving of railroad freights is even greater It would need only three cars and half at most to carry Go head of 1000 pound steers, while it would re- quire four and a half to carry 100 head of e00-pound steers, a balsnce in favor of the improved steers of over $100 from southwest Texas This is true and tan gible economy and he who practices it will find that it pays.-Fort Worth Joar- nal